Bag closure



s. WiSBlTH BAG CLOSURE July 29, 1930.

Filed Aug. 22, 1927 Patented July 29, 1930 i i I 1111 111-1511: STATESPATENT OFFICE STANLEY WISBITH, F WAMPUM, PENNSYLVANIA BAG CLOSUREApplication filed August 22, 1927. Serial No. 214,747.

The present invention relates to an imarrangement, the bag can be filledthrough proved cement bag and it has more particuthe open end. On thelast named end we lar reference to a novel closure therefor, find apairof complemental flexible metallic As is well known, it is the presentpractice tracks which cooperate in forming a sepato tie one end of thebag, usually by wire. rable runway designated generally by the 55 lVhenfilling the bags at the packing plant, reference character 5. Slidablymounted on this usually necessitates holding the open these is awedge-shaped fastener 6 of some end of the bag and then bunching it andwhat conventional construction, the same beafterwards tyin the wirearound the ing formed with a finger grip 7. As is ob 10 bunched portion.Then on the other end vious, when the bag is open, the fastener is 60 ofthe bag there is a valve in which the spout on the l f h n n O h r nwayand when ofthe filling-machine is placed for filling the 1t is desiredto close it, it is simply gripped Y bag. and shifted over to the righthand end as This method of filling cement bags utilizes shown inFigure 1. In addition to these deunnecessary time and labor at thepacking tails, however, I provide a strap 8 which is as plant and isdisadvantageous to the confastened at 6 n o 0 1 ide of the bag tractorwho receives the filled bags, for it Mi Wh h i apted to be brought overthe ne itate i in of th b f u tl shdable fastener 6 and fastened down asin when the wire cannot be moved inan expedlcated i ig r 2 and 3- Inthis Connecditious manner. The result is a noticeable tiOn I pr vide apatch 9, the same carrying a wastage of bags such as could other iheaded stud 1O cooperating with a snap fasbe re-used if ro rly h dl d,tener 11 on the free end portion of the stra As a matter of fact, manybags which are Th he strap'ls simply brought over the thus roughlyhandled are practically use- Shdable fastener and then i pp down 25 lessand are frequently torn into rags and e faSteTle1' t0 P -11 p nused a an b k d i many mg thereof until the requlred time.

other ways. Obviously, a construction of this class is: Having observedthese disadvantages and advantageous not n y in facilitating ll gapparent defects, I have conceived of a new p a but It serves to P 30type of closure for a cement bag which overg .150 be fined in a moreuniform manner comes the same. so that full measure is always had. Ittends Briefly, Ipropose to' do away with th to cause the workmen torespect the bag to valve and to provide a novel type of closure h extenth i? is P y, many on the n d f th b hi h i f th times. The inventionfacilitates storage, in 35 slidable fastener type to thus facilitate theg a be Packed 111 a more filling, dumping, and handlin vement manner.These and other advan-' In th d i g 1+ tages and features of theinvention have ob Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective Q been made ppfrom the view of th b b d i th i d scrlptlon and drawings. Therefore, amore 40 f t i meang I lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

Figure 2 is a top plan viewof the same I showing the bag ready forstorage or ship- AS a new Product of manufacture, a

page, terial container comprising, in combination,

Figure 3 is an end View of Figure 2 looka g Provided at its Open nd witha 5 ing at the right hand end. j sure including a sectional flexiblerunway In the drawings; the reference character embodying gi di i t c ig track 4 designates the cement bag or sack which members and a clipfastener slidable along is of the customary construct-ion. As beforesaid track members, said clip being moved stated however, the valve (notshown) can 'in one direction along the runway for open- .50 be entirelyeliminated if desired, for in this ing the bag and being moved in theopposite 10 direction to one end of the runway for closing the bag, andmeans on the bag at the last named end of said runway for covering andcooperating with the fastener clip to prevent accidental opening of thelatter, said means comprising a strap fastened at one end on one side ofthe bag, said strap being provided at its free end with a snap fastener,and a tab on the opposite side of thebag provided with a headed stud towhich said snap fastener is cooperable, said strap being intended toextend transversely across the end of the bag and over top of the clip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' STANLEY WISBITI-I.

